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Topic: The beer gods have smiled! (Read 1951 times)

I brewed 10 gallons of Bo-Pils about 12 months ago, and just about nailed everything. The beer turned out beautifully, one of the best I've ever brewed; however, I racked 5 gallons of it to a lagering vessel using an infected siphon (due to this siphon I've probably dumped about 20 gallons so far). The clean 5 gallons have been lagering ever since, waiting for a special occasion. The "infected" 5 gallons has been waiting on a counter to be dumped for a few months.Today I decided to just dump it and be done with it. I thought, what the heck, I'll taste it again just to be sure. I did. No infection?? I was sure it tasted sour several months ago. But I don't see a pellicle on top of the beer. So confused.It appears as if the beer gods have smiled on me! I guess I'll keg it and hopefully it doesn't taste sour when it's cold!

I brewed 10 gallons of Bo-Pils about 12 months ago, and just about nailed everything. The beer turned out beautifully, one of the best I've ever brewed

Can you share your recipe?

It's JZ's recipe from BCS. I didn't write down what water I used, but it was fairly soft. The recipe calls for an entire pound of Czech Saaz hops (scaled to a 10 gallon batch), and I gotta say it's worth it. It tastes authentic flat at room temperature; I can't wait to try it cold and foamy!